I just got a S4 in Vietnam and currently having 2 hardware issues that I'm getting very annoyed once I know it's there:
1. The battery cover's camera hole is not fully matching with the camera module, I can see the space around the camera hole when the battery cover is put on is not even, there is more space on the above side of the hole and I believe after long usage, dusts can easily get into inside of the phone.
2. The camera module itself is not hard fixed, I can put my thumb on the surface of the camera module and try moving it around, I can feel and hear the "click-clack" sound and the module actually moving a bit around!
So I want to confirm if anyone having the same issues? Currently there are several other cases in Vietnam that having this same issue!
Together with the screen issue that mentioned by other people, I'm really disappointed with Samsung build quality with S4!
UPDATE: some images to illustrate my issues:
This is taken on my Black S4
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This one is taken from a Tinhte review website
kennytung said:
I just got a S4 in Vietnam and currently having 2 hardware issues that I'm getting very annoyed once I know it's there:
1. The battery cover's camera hole is not fully matching with the camera module, I can see the space around the camera hole when the battery cover is put on is not even, there is more space on the above side of the hole and I believe after long usage, dusts can easily get into inside of the phone.
2. The camera module itself is not hard fixed, I can put my thumb on the surface of the camera module and try moving it around, I can feel and hear the "click-clack" sound and the module actually moving a bit around!
So I want to confirm if anyone having the same issues? Currently there are several other cases in Vietnam that having this same issue!
Together with the screen issue that mentioned by other people, I'm really disappointed with Samsung build quality with S4!
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The lens has a piece of plastic over it which on mine when pressed made a noise. I removed it by prying along the edge of the lens with my figernail, Others have done the same.
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The lens has a piece of plastic over it which on mine when pressed made a noise. I removed it by prying along the edge of the lens with my figernail, Others have done the same.
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I know that piece of plastic and I took it out myself already, but that is not the issue that I'm having, you can try using your thumb and put it on the camera, then try playing/moving with it, if you can't feel it moving then good for you.
So I went to a service center today and the guy said the camera module is supposed to be like this lol
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Alright, I'm brand new here so go easy on me
I just got my Wizard used about two days ago. It's in good shape, except the camera is very very scratched (the plastic in front of the lens)
When I go to take a picture, it looks very blurry and fuzzy, even up close.
Is there any way I can remove or replace the plastic camera cover for a low cost?
see if the lens cover from your old phone works. also I believe it is glass.
also type in "speckle fix" in the search forum box. it works for some roms that does not already have that built in.
thanks for the reply
Is there a way for me to pop the camera cover off and replace it?
It looks like someone took a nail file to it
Here is a test picture I took with my Wizard. It's just a picture of my TV (obviously)
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Is it supposed to look this bad?
I'm sorry for bumping my topic over and over
I took off the back plastic camera lens and tried it
The quality is much improved than before. Is it safe to leave the clear lens cover off? If not, am I able to replace it?
i guess you can leave the cover off but i'd think you'd wanna cover it with a piece of tape or something when not in use so lint and stuff can't get in the hole
WOW what a difference. try finding another phone with a similar lens cover (there are plenty old phones in a trift store. if anything, I plan to use a motorola V3 and cut it the size that it needs to be and use E-6000 to glue it back in place.
Now that I have a faceplate that keeps the lens from getting rubbed out it might be worth it
I hope someone finds this useful.
I have just restored the lens of my HTC Wizard to a nearly new state using this method:
I took a cotton bud and secured it in the chuck of a cordless drill. Applied a little T-Cut (car scratch remover) to the lens and spent about 15-20 minutes whizzing the cotton bud round over the lens in different directions. I then wiped off the excess T-Cut and did the same thing with toothpaste, (the white stuff, not blue gel) which is an even gentler abrasive. Again I wiped this off afterwards. Finally I finished off with a clean, dry cotton bud.
I think the important thing is to go in as many different directions as possible across the lens. I had a hunch this might work as the same combination of T-Cut/toothpaste works well on CDs that skip but I was amazed at the clarity of the photos I can now take. Beforehand they really were as bad as the first photo.
Of course this doesn't alter the fact that HTC put the lens cover in a stupid place but I will try to keep my phone in a pocket on its own and not with tools or on the dashboard of my van.
Like I said, I hope this helps someone.
The Note II rear battery cover has fragile hooks that hold it in place in addition to the usual tabs. Failure to remove/install the cover in the proper fashion can result in broken hooks and a loose/creaky cover.
My cover was creaking in the corner above the volume rocker. I didn't realize the hook was broken until I stumbled across a thread where other users were experiencing the same issue.
I drew something up to hopefully prevent others from breaking their tabs/hooks. The green arrows show the direction on how to safely remove/install the hooks.
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This is from a Sprint device but I assume the design is the same on the variants.
thanks for the guide, this back cover is harder to put back than note 1 and s3
Good to know, thanks! :good:
Yeah I was victim of creaky cover because I removed it really hard first day I got it. Anyone know where I can get a replacement cover?
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What's the black bit on the inside of your cover? Looks like a place-holder for a wireless charging module.
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thanks for the guide, this back cover is harder to put back than note 1 and s3
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Yeah, I looked at my S3 cover and the tabs looked reinforced. The hooks on the N2 are weeeeak. I only had my phone for a couple of days until I noticed that the hooks broke.
MohJee said:
Yeah I was victim of creaky cover because I removed it really hard first day I got it. Anyone know where I can get a replacement cover?
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Try your local Sprint store that services phones. They usually have extra parts laying around but the N2 is still new so they might not have them yet. I'm still looking for a replacement cover.
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What's the black bit on the inside of your cover? Looks like a place-holder for a wireless charging module.
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That black plate is for my iMagnet car mount (thread). Highly recommended! I know a magnetic mount sounds crazy but I'll let the 5-star reviews speak for themselves.
i have no broken or bent tabs and it's still lose by the volume button. such a simple flaw on such a great phone. this stinks!
I noticed that the pictures don't show the wireless charging pins, which should look similar to the NFC pins but it's next to the battery
Beamed from Jupiter on my Galaxy Note II
The pics were taken from a Sprint variant where the housing covers the wireless charging pins. They're there underneath.
thanks
Hi, I recently shattered the original lens on my S5 and bought a replacement on eBay, but it turned out to just be a cheap piece of plastic, not glass, so it doesn't allow the camera to focus. Does anyone have any experience with replacing theirs with something of comparable quality to the original? Does it focus as well? If so, can you provide a link to the item so I can buy it?
Thanks for your help!
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Hi, I recently shattered the original lens on my S5 and bought a replacement on eBay, but it turned out to just be a cheap piece of plastic, not glass, so it doesn't allow the camera to focus. Does anyone have any experience with replacing theirs with something of comparable quality to the original? Does it focus as well? If so, can you provide a link to the item so I can buy it?
Thanks for your help!
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Problems with focusing may be caused with phisical damage after shattering glass or during replecament procedure there was mistake made and damage occured.
Are you 100% sure there is no broken glass left? Even small particle may disturb camera focusing or small fingerprint on lens.
Thanks for your reply. I'm fairly certain there was no damage to the lens and that I was careful in not damaging it and removing all the broken pieces before replacement. Since the camera otherwise works, I'm guessing there was some optical quality in the original glass that doesn't exist with cheap plastic.
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Thanks for your reply. I'm fairly certain there was no damage to the lens and that I was careful in not damaging it and removing all the broken pieces before replacement. Since the camera otherwise works, I'm guessing there was some optical quality in the original glass that doesn't exist with cheap plastic.
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Definitely, original part's quality is different than oem-compliant parts. Even the price can tell the difference. I found this supplier, they have the original S5 camera lens, http://www.etradesupply.com/catalogsearch/result/?warehouse=0&q=galaxy+s5+camera+lens hope it helps
Thanks for your response. Turns out there was a tiny piece of glass tapped inside that was causing the focus issues. I took the new one off, cleaned everything with a q tip, put another piece on, and it's good as new. False alarm, I guess.
I'm looking to purchase a OnePlus 5. And in my research I've discovered that its pretty common knowledge that all OnePlus 5's come with a "scratch" in the top center of the camera housing and that this is meant for the NFC Antenna. However, some have commented about the black paint on their OnePlus 5's rear camera housing chipping/scratching easily in other areas. Some even mentioned that their camera housing was severely scratched up, right out of the box.
Take this instance, for example:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/camera-housing-scratched.557376/
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I plan on using a case, either way. But I am curious to get a better idea from current OnePlus 5 owners to see how many people have additional paint chipping issues.
1. He needs a manicure
2. Use a case
3. Find a new job that doesnt involve using your phone as a sanding block.
If you go bare back its bound to get raw.
Atlantian said:
1. He needs a manicure
2. Use a case
3. Find a new job that doesnt involve using your phone as a sanding block.
If you go bare back its bound to get raw.
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Yeah, that dude's hands are pretty messed up. :laugh:
I've always been a case/screen protector person. My concern is that people in the above linked thread and a couple other threads on the OnePlus forums are reporting their camera housing gettings chipped up, even with a case. It seems that the black coating on the camera housing is poorly applied and is extremely easy to damage.
I simply created this poll to get an idea of the average percentage of OP5 owners on this thread that have experienced this issue, in relation to the total number of votes received.
The poll is getting votes but no comments, so I'm bumping this thread to keep it near the top to accrue more data.
Mine has this problem out of the box and it's getting worse. 6gb / 64gb version. I bought it at launch
The edge of the rear camera paint has scratched off and it's only been on a soft wooden table
Mine has been in a case since day one so zero scratches
I have had this phone for three months, and have taken care of the phone very carefully. Now this random dark spot appears on the none wide angle camera in photos and videos. I haven't done anything that I can think of that would cause this other than accepting this big update on my phone a week or so ago. Anyone know if it's defective, or something else like software? This is the Canadian Rogers LG G6 version. I love this phone and just got it no long ago... I have no idea what I should do, because it ruins certain videos or pictures now. Here's a video to show what I mean, https://youtu.be/31gP0E3hmwo
Weird - did you take an extended video of the sun? Also, I'm sure you already have cleaned the camera glass many times, but when you clean it, did you look closely for anything out of the ordinary, maybe trapped between the outer glass and the inner lens?
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Weird - did you take an extended video of the sun? Also, I'm sure you already have cleaned the camera glass many times, but when you clean it, did you look closely for anything out of the ordinary, maybe trapped between the outer glass and the inner lens?
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No, I always avoid getting the sun into my camera for the fear burning the lens. Only thing I can think of my lens getting a lot of light is when taking extreme zoom in pictures of leaves that were in the sun one of those zoom in clip on lenses. Though the camera was facing down on leaves and not towards the sun.
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I will have to look at the lens again when cleaning, because I didn't notice anything before.
I just did another test while looking for dust on the lens with a soft flashlight and this spot turned into something else. So confused, because I don't see anything when I look at it. Here I recorded it https://youtu.be/ujwJEvfcQ44
I think there is something between the lens and the sensor. I would send it to repair.
I've the same problem few month ago, I just shake the phone because I thought it was a dust and the dark spot disappeared
Silver Wx said:
I've the same problem few month ago, I just shake the phone because I thought it was a dust and the dark spot disappeared
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Android Orange said:
I think there is something between the lens and the sensor. I would send it to repair.
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I'll trying shaking it before sending it to repair, hopefully shaking works, thanks for the ideas.